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Re:iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi ... by gnu8 on Sunday June 08, 2014 @02:41PM (#7865444)
They could make it optional, but having such a technical option wouldn't be Apple's style. Perhaps it could generate a new random MAC address for each saved network, which would be thrown away when you use the 'Forget network' command.
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Re:iOS 8 randomises the MAC address while scanning for WiFi ... by michaelmior on Tuesday June 10, 2014 @03:38PM (#7874828)
That would probably solve most of the problems I was considering. But somehow I suspect implementing this may be more challenging than it appears.
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